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Understanding Energy

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work.

a)

motion

b)

movement

c)

energy

d)

A.C. Helms

2.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Energy can be stored or transferred from place to place.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is NOT a form of energy.

a)

Atomic

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Temperature

5.

Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?

a)

Thermal (Heat)

b)

Light (Radiant)

c)

Mechanical (Motion)

d)

Celcius

6.

A nuclear power plant is an example of ________ energy.

a)

Sound

b)

Mechanical

c)

Atomic

d)

Radiant

7.

The food you eat is an example of __________ energy.

a)

Atomic

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Heat

8.

Lightening is a form of _________ energy

a)

Sound

b)

Heat

c)

Electrical

d)

Mechanical

9.

The warmth of a fire is an example of _________ energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Nuclear

c)

Motion

d)

Sound

10.

The light from a bulb is an example of ___________ energy.

a)

Sound

b)

Motion

c)

Heat

d)

Light

11.

Any moving object is an example of this form of energy.

a)

sound

b)

heat

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

12.

A musical instrument being played is an example of __________ energy.

a)

sound

b)

chemical

c)

light

d)

atomic

13.

Form of energy which can be described as lifting an object higher and giving it potential energy.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Movement

d)

Gravitational

14.

Which form of energy is "stored" energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

15.

Which form of energy is "energy in motion?"

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

16.

Which of the following is NOT a form of potential energy?

a)

Sound

b)

Chemical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Gravitational

17.

Which of the following is NOT a form of kinetic energy?

a)

gravitational

b)

radiant

c)

thermal

d)

motion

18.

An example of potential energy is a AA battery.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

An example of kinetic energy is letting go of a rubber band that is stretched between your fingers.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

An example of potential energy is a roller coaster moving down a hill.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which is NOT an example of renewable energy?

a)

wood

b)

coal

c)

solar

d)

wind

22.

Check all that apply of the examples of nonrenewable resources.

a)

petroleum (oil)

b)

Natural Gas

c)

coal

d)

wood

23.

There are pros and cons to every source of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Energy stored in chemicals, fossil fuels and substances which can burn.

a)

energy

b)

gravitational energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

heat energy

25.

The energy of moving electrons which carry a charge.

a)

energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

electrical energy

26.

The energy of moving molecules.

a)

Motion

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Heat Energy

27.

Potential energy related to the gravitational field is known as ________.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational energy

c)

light energy

d)

motion

28.

The energy of motion.

a)

heat energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

sound energy

29.

The only form of energy that we can actually see directly.

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

chemical

30.

The energy of moving objects.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

gravitational energy

31.

The act or process of being moved.

a)

heat

b)

energy

c)

motion

d)

sound

32.

Energy that comes from resources which are NOT naturally replenished in a human's lifetime.

a)

nonrenewable energy

b)

renewable energy

33.

The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.

a)

Nuclear

b)

Sound

c)

Thermal

d)

Transformation of energy

34.

Stored energy and the energy of positional gravitational energy.

a)

renewable energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

sound energy

35.

Energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished in a human's lifetime.

a)

nonrenewable energy

b)

renewable energy

36.

The movement of energy through substances in waves.

a)

thermal energy

b)

sound energy

c)

heat energy

d)

atomic energy

37.

Heat energy/ related to the motion of atoms or molecules in a substance.

a)

transformation of energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

kinetic energy

38.

The movement of energy from one form to another.

a)

transformation of energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

motion

39.

A force that acts when two surfaces rub against each other.

a)

friction

b)

energy

c)

radiation

d)

vibration

40.

The greater the mass (of an object being accelerated) the greater amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

41.

An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

42.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

43.

To move back and forth quickly.

a)

vibration

b)

A.C.Helms

c)

wind

d)

gravitational energy

44.

Distance from any point on one wave to the same point on the next wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

45.

Amount of energy in a wave.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

46.

Number of vibrations in a given amount of time. (Determines Pitch)

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

47.

Which is NOT an example of how electrical energy moves.

a)

power plant

b)

electrical wires

c)

bat signals

d)

house wires

48.

Device that demonstrates conservation of momentum of energy using a series of swinging spheres.

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

1st Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Cradle

d)

2nd Law of Motion

49.

Dissolving sugar in water is an example of a ________ change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

50.

Tearing a picture out of a magazine is an example of a ______ change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical